Vapor-burner



(No Model.)

P. B. WIGLE.

VAPOR BURNER. No. 818,151. Patented Mey 19, 1885.

Imaan-QT 1 Il 'n UNITED STATES ,PATENT OEEIcE.

FREDERICK B. WIGLE, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,151, dated May 19,1885.

Application tiled June 13, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK B. WIGLE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Vapor-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in vapor-burners, and particularlyto that class of vapor-burners employed for lighting purposes.

It consists, essentially, in a novel construction and arrangement of theburner and conducting-tube, supplied at its lower end with the pan andregulator screw, whereby the heat from the burner may be utilized togenerate the gas in that portion of the tube in contact with the upperplate of the burner, without additional jets, all as hereinafter pointedout.

The burner which is the subject of this application is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- A Figure 1 is a side elevation, andFig. 2 is a central vertical section of v same.

In the drawings, A B respectively denote the upper and lower plates ofthe burner, which plates form a chamber, O, between them and areconnected by a vertical wall, D, having an annular line of perforations,E, whereat ignition takes place. The periphery of the plates A B extendsbeyond that of the wall D, as shown, and to the chamber O passes a tube,F, the lower end of which terminates centrally over the pan G and theupper end of the regulating-screw H. The conductingtube I is firmlysecured in contact with the upper surface of the plate A of the burnerby the sleeve J or other suitable means, and the outer end of the tubewill be connected in any suitable manner with a source of supply of theliquid hydrocarbon, while its lower portion passes downward from theplate A to the pan G. A vertical tube, K, inclosing the regulating-screwH, extends through the pan G, and

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this vertical tube is intersected by the smaller internally-threadedhorizontal tube L, in

.which the lower threaded end of the conducting-tube I is secured.

The burner is so simple in constructionthat its operation will beapparent. Vhen the burner is in use the heat from the ame will beconducted by the top plate, A, to that portion of the conducting-tube Klocated upon and'adjacent to the same, whereby the gas will be generatedwithout additional jets of flame, and will pass thence in the usualmanner to the burner.

I am aware that burners have been constructed with the tube and burnermade integral, as shown in patent to YVellington, No. 304,387, September2, 1884:; but such construction has been found faulty, in that after theburner,fro1n constant use,becomes worthless,it cannot be detached, thereby rendering the tube worthless; and, further, that burners have beenmade in two or more pieces, as shown in patent to Billings, No. 238,633,March 8, 1881, which makes the manufacture of such very expensive, andtherefore I make no claim to such construct-ion; but

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In a vapor-burner, the combination, with the burner, consisting of theplates A B and perforated wall D, made integral with each other, andforming a chamber, C, of the tube I, sleeve J, securing the tube I tothe burner, tube F, leading into the chamber O. tubes K L, drip-pan G,and the screw H, the above parts being combined and adapted to operatesubstantially as set forth.

Signed at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, this24th day of May, A. D. 1884.

FREDERICK B. WIGLE.

Witnesses:

Trios. E. BARRow, W. BAENETT.

